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Clothing and electronics collection programs return in June

June 7, 2024   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The County clothing and electronic waste program will again be collecting curbside this month.

The clothing collection will run the week of June 3 (zone 1) to June 10 (zone 2).

Electronics collection will take place the week of June 17 (zone 1) and June 24 (zone 2).

New zones are in effect but note that special collections fall on garbage weeks. To confirm your zone or for more information on other special collection days, download the new Simcoe County Collects app or visit online at www.simcoe.ca/waste.

Materials should be placed a minimum of two feet from your carts and placed by the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, regardless of the time that your regular waste is normally collected.

Clothing and electronics will be collected by a different truck.

Clothing collection – June 3-13

To help reduce plastic waste, this year the County did not distribute pink clothing recycling bags. Instead, residents can place clothing and textiles in a clear plastic bag.

To ensure collection, bags must be sealed and weigh less than 20 kilograms.  Items must be clean, dry, and odour-free.

Acceptable materials include clean clothing, towels, linens, pillows, coats, outerwear, hats, belts and scarves, purses, backpacks, sleeping bags, luggage, socks, mittens, and pairs of shoes.

Collected clothing and textiles are sent to a facility for sorting and grading. Most materials are reused in Canada and some are reused or recycled as rags of acoustic fill or sent overseas.

Ninety-eight per cent of material collected can be reused or recycled.

Electronic collection – June 17-27

Residents can recycle their old or unused electronics through a convenient E-cycling collection program.

Items should be placed in clear plastic bags.

Acceptable items for electronic recycling include:

Computers, monitors, printers, televisions, cellular phones, video gaming consoles, small appliances (toasters, vacuums, kettles, electric mixers, and coffee makers), personal care items like hair dryers, electric shavers, toothbrushes, cords and small corded power tools.

Make sure you delete all personal data before placing it at the curb. The County is not responsible for personal information contained on computer hard drives, motherboards, or other electronic devices.

Electronic items collected will be processed at an approved electronics recycling facility where they are sorted and recyclable materials are sent out for re-use. 

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